Teen suicides in Clay County

VIDEO: Suicides are the third leading cause of death for teenagers. A new study suggests children and teens who are bullied are twice as likely to think about or attempt suicide. It's a tragedy students and staff in Clay County are dealing with, since January three students have taken their own lives.

3 Suicides are the third leading cause of death for teenagers. A new study suggests children and teens who are bullied -- are twice as likely to think about or attempt suicide. It's a tragedy students and staff in Clay County are dealing with. Since January -- three students have taken their own lives. Channel 4's Erica Rakow joins us LIVE - with a closer look at this study - and what the district is doing to help everyone ... 3 3 THE DISTRICT HAS BROUGHT IN COUNSELORS .. WHO ARE HELPING TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND AWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY KNOW OF ANYONE OR THEMSELVES ARE HAVIGN SUICIDAL THOUGHTS.THIS AT THE SAME TIME A NEW STUDY SAYS BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT OF TEENS IN THE U.S. ATTEMPT SUICIDE EVERY YEAR. 3 00-0509-141:11-1:16 IT'S BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT FEW MONTHS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT SEVERAL CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS.. WHERE 3 STUDENTS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE.GAVIN ROLLINS/CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN 14:56:40 - the counselors have been here the past two days and will be here tomorrow and remaining weeks as needed.THE DISTRICT JUST HELD AN ASSEMBLY WHERE ALL STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PUT THIS PHONE NUMBER IN THEIR CELL PHONES-A SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE.TWO OF THE SUICIDES HAVE BEEN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS STUDENTS AND THE MOST RECENT STUDENT, A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL, WAS CLOSE FRIENDS WITH THE LAST.14:57:12 - what we want parents to do is be mindful of social media activity, drastic changes in the way they have been behaving and that kind of thing.SOCIAL MEDIA IS A BIG KEY WORD HERE, EXPERTS SAY.. A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND BULLYING INCREASES A CHILD'S SUICIDAL THOUGHTS TWICE MORE THAN A STUDENT WHO ISN'T BULLIED AND CYBERBULLYING WAS EVEN MORE STRONGLY CORRELATED THAN IN- PERSON BULLYING.A PSYCHIATRIST LOOKING AT THE STUDY SAYS BEFORE THE INTERNET-ERA, BULLYING WAS LIMITED TO SCHOOL HOURS BUT MODERN TECHNOLOGY LETS BULLYING CONTINUE WHEN KIDS GO HOME.Liz Colavecchio/AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION 15:02:09 - if they're seeming agitated or irritable.Are they talkinga bout suicide and plans? Other sigs would be conduct disorder. They're definitely might be sign on social media. THE PHONE NUMBER THE DISTRICT WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT HAS IS 1-800-TALK.. IT'S A SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE WHERE SOMEONE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TALK AND OFFER HELP. 3 3

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